MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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